The difference between erythromycin ointment and erythromycin eye ointment erythromycin ointment ① Indications: pyogenic skin diseases such as impetigo, small area burn, ulcer surface infection and acne vulgaris.
② Component: Each gram contains erythromycin 654.38+ 10,000 units, and the specification is 654.38+0%. The auxiliary materials are yellow vaseline and soft liquid paraffin.
③ Pharmacological action: Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic, which has antibacterial activity against most gram-positive bacteria, some gram-negative bacteria and some atypical pathogens such as chlamydia and mycoplasma.
Erythromycin ointment, as an antibiotic, is widely used for antibacterial, usually used for suppurative skin infection and penicillin-resistant staphylococcus infection. It is also a white or yellow ointment. What is its position in medical assistance? Highlight? Especially in surgical operations, such as wound healing and skin ulceration, it can play an important role.
Erythromycin eye ointment ① indications: used for trachoma, conjunctivitis, blepharitis and external eye infection.
② Ingredients: each gram contains erythromycin 5 mg, and the specification is 0.5%. The auxiliary materials are yellow vaseline and liquid paraffin.
③ Pharmacological action: Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic, its mechanism of action is to inhibit the synthesis of bacterial protein, and it has antibacterial effect on Gram-positive bacteria and Chlamydia trachomatis.
Erythromycin eye ointment is white or yellowish ointment. The ingredients of erythromycin eye ointment include: 5 mg per gram of erythromycin, and? Accessories? Liquid paraffin, yellow vaseline. Erythromycin eye ointment is mainly used for eye diseases such as trachoma, conjunctivitis and keratitis, and to prevent neonatal gonococcal and chlamydia trachomatis eye infections.
Erythromycin eye ointment can be used not only to treat eye infections, but also to treat vulvar infections, such as external itching. Because it is an eye anti-inflammatory drug, it is absolutely safe in the pudendal region, and the side effects of taking prednisone tablets or injections after pudendal fungal infection are much less. So generally speaking, if the infection is not serious, erythromycin eye ointment can be used to treat pudendal infection.
On the surface, erythromycin eye ointment seems to be a substitute for erythromycin ointment. However, erythromycin eye ointment requires high sterility, no irritation to eyes, and extremely fine drug particles, which are easy to mix with tears. Therefore, erythromycin eye ointment can be used locally in other parts of the body, but conversely, erythromycin eye ointment can not be used on the eyes. However, it should be noted that the erythromycin concentration of ointment is 1%, while the concentration of eye ointment is 0.5%. If eye ointment is used instead of ointment, even if it is applicable, it may not be more effective than ointment.
Is erythromycin ointment advanced in treating dermatosis? Old medicine? As a broad-spectrum antibacterial ointment, it is well received by the public because of its low irritation, wide application range and no serious adverse reactions, and can be applied to the general population.
It can be said that erythromycin eye ointment is not as effective as erythromycin eye ointment, but it is safer. Erythromycin eye ointment can be used in fragile skin.